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Second-choice Campus Preference

Incarnate Word Academy

St. Anne Catholic School

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory

Please provide any additional detail regarding campus location that would be helpful to us in making hiring selections.

Currently CPR Certified

Yes

CPR Expiration Date

Other

Referral's Name

Education Background

Highest Degree Held

School / Institution Name

If you'd like, you may attach your current resume to this application.

Have you taken any courses or workshops in gifted education?

Yes

List all courses or workshops you have taken in gifted education

Have you worked with gifted students before?

Yes

Where and in what capacity?

What are the most significant professional development activities in which you have participated?

What types of leadership experiences have you had in education?

Safe Environment Training

All DECATS Houston employees must have Safe Environment training through CMG Connect, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas's training hub for the Safe Environment program. This free one-hour training must be completed once every five years and is available online / virtually.

Have you completed initial training ever before?

Yes

Have you completed initial or renewal training within the last five years?

Yes

Does your initial or renewal training expire before June 30, 2025?

Yes

Don't Know

If you completed the training course in a previous year and your training will not expire before June 30, 2025, you can download proof of your active certification via the CMG Connect website:

Log in to cmgconnect.org
Choose "Training History" in the left-hand menu
Print to PDF or take a photo / screenshot of the entire page, including your name in the top

Trainings that expire before June 30, 2025, must be renewed in order to participate this summer.

Training Certificate

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Completion Date shown on your certificate

Expiration Date shown on your certificate

Trainings completed before June 30, 2020 or that expire before June 30, 2025 must be renewed in order to participate this summer. Please change your response to "Yes" for the above question "Does your initial or renewal training expire before June 30, 2025."

If hired, I understand I must complete this training as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Please review the Mentor / Junior Mentor job description.

Please review the Office Manager job description.

Please review the Nurse job description.

Please review the Technology Coordinator job description.

I reviewed and fully understand the role, responsibilities and requirements as listed in the job description.

Required Dates

Event	Length	Date	Format
New Faculty & Staff Orientation	1 Day	Saturday, January 31, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff Training	1 Day	Saturday, February 21, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff Training	1 Day	Saturday, March 21, 2026	In-Person
Site Setup	1 Day	Tuesday, June 2, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff In-service	3 Days	Wednesday, June 3 - Friday, June 5, 2026	In-Person
Program Instructional Days	14 Days	Monday, June 8 - Thursday, June 25, 2026	In-Person

Event	Length	Date	Format
New Faculty & Staff Orientation	1 Day	Saturday, January 31, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff Training	1 Day	Saturday, February 21, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff Training	1 Day	Saturday, March 21, 2026	In-Person
All Faculty & Staff In-service	3 Days	Wednesday, June 3 - Friday, June 5, 2026	In-Person
Program Instructional Days	14 Days	Monday, June 8 - Thursday, June 25, 2026	In-Person

I understand all these dates are required and that I will not be compensated for any days I am absent.

Does your current employment:

take place at a school or other academic setting? or
have a contract end date? or
have end-of-year in-service requirements in June? or
have schedule requirements in June?

Does your current employment:

take place at a school or other academic setting? or
have a contract end date? or
have end-of-year in-service requirements in June? or
have schedule requirements in June?

Yes

What is your contract end date / last day of in-service?

Letter of Support

Please provide contact information for your school's principal or equivalent. An automatic request for a letter of support will be emailed on your behalf upon submission of this application. In addition to our instructions, the email will include the personal note you enter below.

Please provide contact information for a supervisor who is familiar with your work and can provide a letter in support of your application. An automatic request for a letter of support will be emailed on your behalf upon submission of this application. In addition to our instructions, the email will include the personal note you enter below.

This individual may not be a current or previous DECATS team member unless that person is your current principal or supervisor at your full-time employment.

Reference's First Name

Reference's Last Name

Reference's Email Address

Personal note from you to the reference providing your letter of support